Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences

We are pleased to announce that Adrianne M. Fletcher now holds a joint appointment with the Jack, Joseph and Morton School of Applied Social Sciences and the CWRU School of Medicine, effective Nov. 1, 2023. In these roles, she will serve as Associate Dean for Equity and Belonging at the Mandel Schoo...

In this issue: You're invited: Mandel School Celebration in Atlanta More upcoming events CEU opportunities Alumni news In memoriam Employment and career opportunities Read the October 2023 Inside the Action newsletter....

Class Year: May 2024 Degree Program: MSW/MA bioethics and medical humanities Concentration: Aging Hometown: Acton, Massachusetts Field Education Organization: Cleveland Clinic Palliative Care in Cleveland, Ohio Before beginning at Case Western Reserve University, what were you doing? I worked ...

In recent years, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been plagued by conflict, leading to the displacement of 5.5 million people as of December 2022, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency. For Desire T.E.P Mukucha, this conflict serves as a constant reminder to focus on his goals. Though...

WEWS: Robert Fischer, associate professor and co-director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and Michael Henderson, a senior research associate with the Mandel School, explained their findings in a study of Clev...

WEWS: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, discussed youth violence and impulsive decisions only made worse by mental health issues, social media and the lingering impacts of COVID. “This is an example of many young people now having access ea...

As dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, Dexter Voisin leads a top-ranked program in research and education, training students to be critically equipped in social work and nonprofit leadership. Now as the new president of th...

Crain’s Cleveland Business: Robert Fischer, associate professor and co-director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed United Way of America’s pivot from using a national model for funding—including shifti...

From watching a goose raise her goslings on a patio overlooking Bellflower Road to witnessing students she befriended walk at commencement, custodian Dawn Roberson has had a front-row seat to the heartwarming and transformative moments that make the Case Western Reserve University campus more than j...

In celebration of the university's second annual Innovation Week, Innovator of the Year awards were presented to members of the Case Western Reserve University community who have demonstrated exceptional levels of innovation in specific areas. Two members of the Mandel School community were recogni...